leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
if it is (the case that ...)
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to subsist; to keep on living
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
passage; path; route; one's way
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
up until now; as recently as the present
caravan; group of people touring to sell, investigate, etc.
two classes; double; two sets
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
(Chinese) merchant caravan
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
as one had hoped; as one wishes